seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to chase; to run after; to pursue
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
acceleration; speeding up
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
this and that; one thing or another
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
board, plank or sheet shaped
fragment; one of the group or party
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
flight; desertion; escape
reopening; resumption; restarting
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of